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Mukwonago staff propose shifting orchestra to grade 5, band to grade 6 amid move to 6–8 middle school
Summary
District presenters outlined a multi-year music plan tied to the planned 6–8 middle school: for 2026–27 elementary orchestra/band would have reduced pull-out frequency; for 2027–28 orchestra would begin in fifth grade and band in sixth, with sixth-grade music required by state statute. Board members and parents pressed for staffing data and alternatives to pullouts.
District presenters laid out a staged plan for the district’s music programs tied to the transition to a 6–8 middle school in 2027–28. For 2026–27, the recommended elementary model keeps band and orchestra but reduces large-group frequency to one 20-minute small-group lesson per week and one 30-minute large-group rehearsal per week, with large groups scheduled during recess to limit classroom disruption.
The presenters said the district’s recommended structure for 2027–28 would move orchestra to begin in fifth grade and band to begin in sixth grade. “Sixth grade music will be required per state statute,” the presenter noted when describing middle-school…
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